Fluvanna County, Virginia

Fluvanna County, Virginia
Fluvanna County Courthouse in Palmyra, January 2014
Location within the U.S. state of Virginia
Coordinates: 37°50′N 78°17′W / 37.84°N 78.28°W / 37.84; -78.28
Country United States
State Virginia
Founded1777
Named afterFluvanna River
SeatPalmyra
Largest communityLake Monticello
Area
 • Total
290 sq mi (750 km2)
 • Land286 sq mi (740 km2)
 • Water4.1 sq mi (11 km2)  1.4%
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
27,249
 • Density95.3/sq mi (36.8/km2)
Time zoneUTC−5 (Eastern)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Congressional district5th
Websitefluvannacounty.org

Fluvanna County is a United States county centrally located in the Piedmont region of the Commonwealth of Virginia. Part of the Charlottesville Metropolitan Statistical Area, Fluvanna's population, as of the 2020 census, was 27,249. The county seat is Palmyra, while the most populous community is the census designated place of Lake Monticello.